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In this EdWeek blog, an experiment in knowledge-gathering, Ferlazzo will address readers’ questions on classroom management, ELL instruction, lesson planning, and other issues facing teachers. Send your questions to lferlazzo@epe.org. Read more from this blog.

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Q&A Collections: Best of Classroom Q&A

By Larry Ferlazzo — August 23, 2021 1 min read
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During the summer, I am sharing thematic posts bringing together responses on similar topics from the past 10 years. You can see all those collections from the first nine years here.

Here are the ones I’ve published so far:

The 11 Most Popular Classroom Q&A Posts of the Year

Race & Racism in Schools

School Closures & the Coronavirus Crisis

Classroom-Management Advice

Best Ways to Begin the School Year

Best Ways to End the School Year

Student Motivation & Social-Emotional Learning

Implementing the Common Core

Challenging Normative Gender Culture in Education

Teaching Social Studies

Cooperative & Collaborative Learning

Using Tech With Students

Student Voices

Parent Engagement in Schools

Teaching English-Language Learners

Reading Instruction

Writing Instruction

Education Policy Issues

Assessment

Differentiating Instruction

Math Instruction

Science Instruction

Advice for New Teachers

Author Interviews

The Inclusive Classroom

Learning & the Brain

Administrator Leadership

Teacher Leadership

Relationships in Schools

Professional Development

Instructional Strategies

Today’s theme highlights a series called “A Look Back,” where I share particularly insightful responses an educator has provided in a past column. You can see the list following this excerpt from one of them:

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Stop Hiding Behind the Factory Model of Teaching': Rick Wormeli on Differentiation

‘The Importance of White Students Having Black Teachers': Gloria Ladson-Billings on Education

‘Educators Get Transformed From Life-Changers Into Wardens': Chris Emdin on Urban Schools

Don’t ‘Veer Off-Course': Roxanna Elden on Finishing the School Year Strong

‘No Easy Answers': Dan Pink on Student Motivation

‘Learning Follows a Spiral': Doug Fisher & Nancy Frey on Learning Transfer

‘We Need Fewer John Waynes & More John Deweys': Randi Weingarten on School District Leadership

Change Doesn’t Come Simply Because We Wish It': Sonia Nieto on Justice & Teaching

‘Adolescents Are Complex': Jim Burke on 10 Elements of Effective Instruction

The opinions expressed in Classroom Q&A With Larry Ferlazzo are strictly those of the author(s) and do not reflect the opinions or endorsement of Editorial Projects in Education, or any of its publications.

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